title: A young fit man presenting to the emergency department with a painful neck due to a thyroid abscess.
authors.affiliation: Section of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, 6th Floor, Commonwealth Building, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 ONN, UK. w.dhillo@imperial.ac.uk.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Izzi-Engbeaya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zac-Varghese
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Palazzo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sanderson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meeran
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Dhillo
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002981:Clindamycin; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D000658:Amoxicillin